> > http://costumes.glittersweet.com/sca/valois.htm
> I remember when you posted about the jewelry some time ago. I really liked > what you did. I've been wanting to do something similar to your jewelry for > my Tudor project, but all I can seem to find are just the flat brass > findings. That just doesn't give me the "weight" of the gold jewelry seen > in the paintings. Where did you find the other findings that you used to > give the jewelry a richer feel? Thanks:) Basically I just layered pieces up until they felt about right. So it's really just a matter of hunting down bits and pieces and keeping them on hand. I'm slightly annoyed as at the time I couldn't find those plaque bracelets that had been everywhere shortly before. I know Avon made one... Well I did find one, but it was $30 which was a tad steep considering I would have needed more than 3;) The layers go: brooch pin: Spotlight (25NZc each) filigree brass bit: Spotlight ($NZ1.75 each) bracelet plaque with "gem" : e Thing (like a dollar store) ($NZ3 for each bracelet with 6 or more useable plaques) I now have 22 brooches. The pearls I used are all glass, and weigh a fair bit as well;) 44 pearl knots of 47 pearls each... But it does seem to give a good pull to the costume... They too came from a dollar stoore. The larger pearls on the carcanet and girdle were $NZ3 a strand (fairly standard size, to the collar bone) the smaller $NZ2 per strand. It took four strands to make five knots. I'm also looking to see if I can get some of my plaque belts and other findings electroplated into a nice bright brass. Luckily one of the companies that did the electroplating for some Lord of the Rings mail is fairly close by. I'm going to see if I can get my silver mug replated at the same time. I would use more of the filigree bits for my carcanet and girdle, but it took nearly a year for the nearest Spotlight store to get more of the ones I used;) I may have to order some in if the wait time isn't too bad. regards, michaela de bruce http://glittersweet.com -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.16/50 - Release Date: 15/07/2005 _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
